Melon-carrier.



No. 882,722. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. w. A. STARK.

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I citizen of the United States, residing WILLIAM STARK, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

MELON-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed December 16, 1907. Serial No. 406,778.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. STARK, a

at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and tate of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Melon-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a melon carrier, and particularly one for carrying watermelons.

The object of the invention is to provide a carrier which can'be adjusted accordin to the size of the melon, and also one whic is simple in construction, andwhich can be readily applied to and removed from the melon.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing the ap lication'thereof, and Fig. 2 is a plan vergent and of such a length so as to extend partly around the melon. At the extremity of the branches the wire is bent to form eyes 7 and 8, respectively, and from the eye 7, the wire is bent inwardly to form a cross-bar 9, the end of the wire being secured to the 'opposite eye 8 by twisting it as-shown, or in any other suitable manner.

' To the eye 8 is tied or otherwise made fast, a cord 10 which passesthrough the kerf 11 of a clamp -12 having the form of an ordinary wooden clothes-pin. At the free end of the cord is a knot 13 to prevent withdrawal thereof from the kerf. A cord 14 is tied or otherwise secured to the eye 7, and also passes through the kerf 11. There is a transverse pin 15 in the kerf to prevent the two cords from slipping out of the same. The cord 14 is longer than the cord 10, and hasat its free end a knot 16 to prevent unraveling. There is also a knot 17 in the cord 14 on the same side as the knot 13, whereby the clamp 12 is held in proper position.

The holder is a plied as follows: The wire portion is placed in front of the person with the handle 5 outwardly presented and the melon is placed on the branches 6. The

cords are then passed around the melon, the 2 cord 14 being wrapped once or twice around the branches 6 adjacent the handle. The cord is then brought to the clamp and passed throughthe kerfd 1. It is then passed under theelam over the cords and pulled tight and brought ack to the kerf and passed therethrough once or twice. With the parts in this position, the melon will beseeurely held and can be easil carried by taking hold of the handle 5. removed, it. can be readilv adjusted to fit different sized melons, and by reason of its simplicit Y of construction it can-be cheaply produce I claim:

- A melon carrier comprising a handle, a pair of arms extending therefrom, a kerfed clamping-member, a transverse pin in the kerf, cords connected. at one end to the arms, re-

.spectively, and passing through the kerf between its inner end and the aforesaid pin, one of said cords being connected to the clamping-member, and the other cord being of greater length than said cord and extending beyond the clamping-member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

1 WILLIAM A. STARK. Witnesses:

SYLVESTER Wrmcnvs, O. L. Moons.

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